Iranian Nuclear Program

Today's House vote on the Iran deal split Virginia's Congressional delegation along party lines.

U.S. Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Hampton Roads' only Democrat, was also the area's only member voting for the deal.

The vote was fairly anti-climactic, given the U.S. Senate's vote yesterday against a disapproval resolution. U.S. sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner sided with the president, backing the administration's deal.

Related "Iranian Nuclear Program" Articles

Today's House vote on the Iran deal split Virginia's Congressional delegation along party lines.
U.S. Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Hampton Roads' only Democrat, was also the area's only member voting for the deal.
The vote was fairly anti-climactic,...

The Iran nuclear agreement got a nod from Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Newport News today.
“This agreement took years of careful negotiations between Iran, the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany," he said.
“Opponents...

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine announced Tuesday that he'll back the Iran nuclear deal, calling it "a dramatic improvement over the status quo in improving global security."
"The agreement takes a nuclear weapons program that was on the verge of...

Hampton Roads' members of Congress are digesting President Obama's new nuclear pact with Iran, and largely withholding final judgment while harboring worries about the long-negotiated deal.
They have two months to make up their minds, and the president...

Virginia's congressional leaders gave mixed reviews Tuesday to the proposed agreement on Iran's nuclear program. Here is a sampling of their statements.
Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Chesapeake: Says he has "grave concerns" about how it will affect security in...

On April 2, the United States and Iran signed an agreement that will place limits on Iran's nuclear program in return for the lifting of international sanctions on its economy. Although more details need to be hammered out by the parties by the end of...

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu view the world differently, and their contrasting approaches are now on display in the effort to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Mr. Obama believes negotiation and diplomacy...

Where's the logic?Is it really logical to believe that a signed agreement with Iran to stop their nuclear program will stabilize the Middle East?Iran has already successfully destabilized the Middle East. Iran masterfully manages "circular...

My neighbor Babble was getting on my nerves. He was entirely too cheerful.There he was, a sparkle in his eyes and a spring in his step, traipsing about and whistling, "When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along."For shame, Babble, I lectured...

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that Tehran's prosecutor has said that authorities have arrested a number of suspects over espionage charges. The Saturday report quotes Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi as saying the suspects "were collecting...

From smartphones to ship fuel, South Korea is wrestling how to balance international sanctions on North Korea with its desire to show the Olympic spirit as it welcomes hundreds of North Koreans for the Winter Games. Spearheaded by the U.S., the...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Haidar Khezri,
Indiana University
(THE CONVERSATION) The two-week protest movement that rocked cities across Iran earlier...

Tehran's prosecutor-general says a court has sentenced a suspect to six years in prison for relaying information on the country's nuclear program to a U.S. intelligence agent and a European country.
Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi told the judiciary website —...

Guns drawn, Iranian intelligence agents rushed into the apartment of a Washington Post reporter and his journalist wife in Tehran.
Threatening to kill Jason Rezaian in front of his wife, Yeganeh, the 20 agents in the July 2014 raid tore through...

Iran's supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard to loosen its hold on the economy, the country's defense minister says, raising the possibility that the paramilitary organization might privatize some of its vast holdings. The comments this...

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is seeking British and French support for tough new penalties against Iran and preventing a U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Tillerson on Sunday began a nearly weeklong trip to Europe, and a U.S. official said...

In pointed public remarks, Jordan's King Abdullah II told Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday that he had repeatedly warned Washington about the risks of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and that he hoped the United States would now "reach out"...

With a sharp departure from years and sometimes decades of U.S. foreign policy, President Donald Trump has made a seismic global impact during his first year in office. It has been delivered with his own brand of bombast and occasional threats....

Russia spoke out strongly Monday against the U.S. push for modifying a nuclear agreement with Iran, while Germany said it would seek more detail on what the U.S. wants and analyze the situation with its European partners. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...